Example sentences of "[noun pl] could [not/n't] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stood up suddenly , so that she could stamp the floor , annoyed because tennis shoes could n't make a big enough noise to suit her fury . |
| 2 | The Foreign Office officials knew that fundamentally improved terms were not possible because the other member countries could not concede a privileged position to one member only . |
| 3 | Moreover , there is no reason to believe that , with improvements , particularly in relation to housing , labour mobility programmes could not affect a larger number of workers . |
| 4 | But Sartre 's courageous intervention against French and other colonialisms could not have a corresponding theoretical impact so long as he retained his historicist Marxist framework . |
| 5 | Did my right hon. and learned Friend notice that last summer the independent report into Leeds primary schools showed clearly that the schools that had had enhanced resources and more teachers could not show a positive correlation between extra resources and higher standards and , moreover , that the report highlighted the problem of teaching methods ? |
| 6 | However joint decisions by the Greek and Turkish members could not constitute a unanimous decision of the Commission in the face of opposition from the neutral members . |
| 7 | Though the Men could not understand a single one of these sickening and servile words , it seemed to work , for some occasionally gave Woil especially pleasant portions of food and all seemed to appreciate how easy it was to handle him . |
| 8 | Village clerks could not keep a proper record of deaths , since they were so frequent . |
| 9 | However , although the National Consumer Council concluded that such schemes do make a very real contribution , and also make possible extra journeys and excursions which would not be provided by fully routed bus services , they also pointed out that the schemes could not provide a complete answer to accessibility problems in rural areas . |
| 10 | Students could not win a fair hearing it seemed , but they did not pursue the matter any further at this time . |
| 11 | Women could not play a conspicuous part in scientific life . |
| 12 | One in five adults could not understand a simple job advert or subtract £17.89 from £20 to calculate the change from a shopping bill . |
| 13 | A study in 1987 showed that 44 per cent of adults could not understand a basic fire safety notice . |